Fluid mechanics considerations for liquid wall inertially confined fusion reactors
Abstract
Simple scaling models are presented for estimating the bulk liquid impact stresses on the structure of a liquid wall inertially confined fusion reactor as well as on the droplet velocity and size distribution. Results for a 2700 MJ fusion event are discussed.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report A
- Pub Date:
- 1979
- Bibcode:
- 1979STIA...8119242H
- Keywords:
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- Fluid Mechanics;
- Fusion Reactors;
- Inertial Fusion (Reactor);
- Liquid Lithium;
- Lithium Cooled Reactor Experiment;
- Reactor Materials;
- Blankets (Fusion Reactors);
- Cavities;
- Fluid Pressure;
- Flux Density;
- Magnetic Compression;
- Scaling Laws;
- Velocity Distribution;
- Wall Flow;
- Engineering (General)